Resources for Grief and Loss

Online Resources

The Center for Grieving Children
Provides educational and support materials to grieving children, teens, their families, schools and other community agencies who support them. 49 York Street, PO Box 1438, Portland, ME 04104. Call: 207-775-5216

The Center for Grieving Children
Provides peer grief support groups for preschoolers, elementary school age, middle school age, teens and young adults. Also training workshops and resources for professionals, phone consultations and referrals. 3300 Henry Ave., Suite 110, Philadelphia, PA 19124. Call: 215-437-3123

Griefnet.org
An Internet community of persons dealing with grief, death, and major loss, with 37 e-mail support groups and two web sites. Provides help to people working through loss and grief issues of all kinds. Companion site (http://kidsaid.com/) provides a safe environment for kids and their parents to find information and ask questions. PO Box 3272, Ann Arbor, MI 48106

Hospice Foundation of America
Offers information to professionals and families about caregiving, terminal illness, loss and bereavement, including resources specifically for children and teens. Annual Bereavement Teleconference Living with Grief: Loss Later In Life on April 24, 2002, will be offered at WHYY and other locations throughout the region. 2001 S. Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20009. Call: 1-800-854-3402

Olivia's House
A freestanding, independent grief and loss center for children and their families. We provide no-cost grief and loss educational services to Central Pennsylvania and surrounding communities. We help children and their families to understand the physical and emotional journey towards healing after the death of a loved one. Call: 717-699-1133

Phoenix Grief and Loss Support Group
A time to explore feelings, an occasion for thoughtful discussion, an opportunity to share experiences in a supportive, healing environment. All adults who are suffering from significant life losses are encouraged to attend. Main Line Unitarian Church, 816 South Valley Forge Road, Devon PA. Membership is free (non-denominational; all are welcome.)
For information and meeting times, please contact: phoenixbereavement@yahoo.com or call (610) 585-6604.

Death is Hard to Live With: Teenagers Talk about How They Cope with Loss, Janet Bode (155.937 D349I)

How It Feels When a Parent Dies, Jill Krementz (155.937 K881h)

To find a support group

Call your telephone operator and ask for the numbers for your local mental health association and your local suicide prevention center. Both types of agency have good grief referral lists. You need not be suicidal to get a grief referral from a suicide prevention center. Also check with your faith community.

Use the Yellow Pages and call hospitals and hospices near you. Ask to speak with the Bereavement Coordinator, Social Worker, or Chaplain's Office to get a local grief referral. Many hospitals and hospices provide grief support to clients for up to one year following a death and offer groups to the general public.

About Wider Horizons
WHYY's Wider Horizons is a unique service for those looking forward to or living the second half of life, including everyone interested in living a satisfying life enhanced by intellectual stimulation and lifelong learning. Contact Wider Horizons by e-mail at widerhorizons@whyy.org